SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #851 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

VIE

Possible Answers:

Dare

Win 

Compete 

Quell

Endear

Correct answer:

Compete 

Explanation:

If you “vie” for attention with your brothers and sisters, you compete for attention with them. Similarly, if two people are “competing” in a competition, they might be vying for the trophy. To further help you, “endear” means to please or delight and “quell” means to stop or suppress.

Example Question #870 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

STIMULATE

Possible Answers:

Engage

Rough

Rouse

Plan

Bore

Correct answer:

Rouse

Explanation:

"Stimulate" means to encourage or excite. "Rouse" is the correct choice, as it means to stir or incite

Example Question #852 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ENTREAT

Possible Answers:

Embitter

Calibrate

Implore

Envision

Mortify

Correct answer:

Implore

Explanation:

"Entreat" is a verb that means beg or implore, so "implore" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, none are close in meaning to "entreat": "embitter" means to make bitter; "mortify" means embarrass greatly; "calibrate" means adjust a machine so that its measurements are accurate and standard; and "envision" means imagine or visualize as something that might happen in the future.

Example Question #853 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

LAUD

Possible Answers:

Relive

Grunt

Repeat

Praise

Accept

Correct answer:

Praise

Explanation:

"Laud" most nearly means praise, as in "The graduate was lauded for his tremendous academic achievements."

Example Question #854 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

GRIPE

Possible Answers:

Discover

Emphasize

Select

Complain

Grasp

Correct answer:

Complain

Explanation:

To "gripe" about something means to grumble or "complain" about it.

Example Question #855 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ATONE

Possible Answers:

displace

fear

apologize

scold

harmonize

Correct answer:

apologize

Explanation:

"Atone" means serve a punishment for or take other actions to formally apologize for some crime or wrong, so "apologize" is the correct answer.

Example Question #856 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SCRUTINIZE

Possible Answers:

Enchant

Misrepresent

Attach

Inspect

Dirty

Correct answer:

Inspect

Explanation:

"Scrutinize" means inspect or examine in detail, so "inspect" is the correct answer.

Example Question #857 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

JEST

Possible Answers:

Scold

Stab

Understand

Joke

Remark

Correct answer:

Joke

Explanation:

To "jest" means to joke, and a "jest" is a joke, so "joke" is the correct answer.

Example Question #858 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CAPITULATE

Possible Answers:

Thwart

Promise

Yield

Leap

Resist

Correct answer:

Yield

Explanation:

“Capitulate” is a verb that means surrender. “Resist,” then, cannot be the correct answer, because “resist” is a verb that can mean refuse to surrender to; that means that “resist” is an antonym of “capitulate,” not a synonym. “Yield,” however, can mean relent and agree to and because “yield” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “capitulate,” “yield” is the correct answer.

Example Question #859 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DIVULGE

Possible Answers:

Reveal

Withhold

Double

Keep

Split

Correct answer:

Reveal

Explanation:

"Divulge" is a verb that means make something secret known. Of the given answer choices, "reveal" has the closest meaning. 

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